Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-10
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
The Senate.

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ployes for raiIIoad companies holding
charters or having received grant OF
lands, or pecuniary aid from the United
States, and Berry addressed the senate
III advocacy Of the bill. He did not
believe that a senator or member drawing
$4,000 or $4,000 year from the
Union Pacific or Northern Pacific rail
road company could act and vote i'm
partially On the Pacific funding bill, or
! The Northern Pacific land forfeiture
bill.
Two messages from the president
were preseAted, one vetoing the bill
granting pention to Benjamin Ooeki-
an and the other vetoing a bill fer the
relief of N. K. BeldlDg. The messages
wr1c laid on tac table.
JAN. 29.-The senate bill to amend
the law establishing the Yellowstone
park, which was under discussion yes
terday was taken up and further djs.
cusSed.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the bill was
amended Ivy inserting provision for an
appeal 10 the district court of Wyoming
territory in cases Of imprisonment auu
1t was passed, yeas -; nays s.
The Pacific railroad funding bill came
up IS the neX5 special order, but was,
on motion Of Hoac, postponed IS u
Especial order till Monday. Feb z. Ga
motion CT Mr.. B3c)1 the railroad attoI-
ney bill was again taken up 50 as u be
unfinished business. After secret ses-
sion the senate adjourned
JAN. 31.-AIr Van WICK offered 8
resolution calling ca the secretary Of
the treasury for d report as to whether
any national banks are loauing money
or dMcounting notes, requiring thc pay
ment in gold coin only. Adopted.
The senate then proceeded to the con
aideration Of the sundrg civil service
appropriation bill.
Mr., Allison, who has Charge Of the
bill, stated that the committee Oh ar
preparations had not added a single
item fer public buildings and that
tie appropriation was about one
and 0uc-half million dollars.
After disposing OF fifty six pages Of
| IhO DA4A NAV VI AOtj VIC SCAdCG dNi-
Ijourned.
FEB. In the senate this morning
there were nine senators present st the
jOpening, and two more entered the
building during prayers.
The credentials of AlocrGOn S. Pad
dock as a senator from Nebraska for the
term commencing March 4. 1887, were
presented and placed on file.
The senate then resumed the cOnsid-
GRAFTON OF the sundry civil appropria-
alton bill.
An amendment appropriatlng $4,000
for the purchase Of Carl Gutherz's pic
ture entitled EARNING in Dakota" was
adopted.
On motion Mahone's amendment
making the appropriation for a public
building at Nebraska City, Neb., $751;
600 was adopted.
Mr. SpOoner offered an amendment
appropliatlng $4,000 for a public Il
brary at La Crosse, Wis, in addition -
the 100000 heretofore appropriated.
Agreed to. Without disposing of the
bill the senate adjourned.
| The House.
JAN. 28.--Mr. Forney presented Tie
conference report on the bill making
an appropriation Of $4,000 Tor the
equipment OF the militia forces OF the
United States and it was agreed to.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the pleuro-pneumonie
! bill.
On motion of Mr.. Hatch Of Missouri
an amendment was adopted increasing
from $4,000 70 $500 tue salary Of the
chief of the bureau of animal Industry
On motion of Mr., Hemphill, ct
South Carolina, an amendment was
ajopred authorizing the commissioner
TO employ q force within the limits OF
the appropriations made 10y congress,
rovided that no debt against the gov
eminent shall bc created under the pro-
visions Of this bill.
AS the legislative day of Thursday
was still continuing, unanimous consent
was required for holding 2 tkly nicth
session for the consideration Of pension
bills, and Mr.. Wallace, Of Louisiana,
Iobjecung, the house adjourned until To-
morrow.
JAN. 29.-Oa motion OF Mr.. Lanlam,
Of Texas, q bill passed approprlating
$4,000 to enable tie commissioner of
agriculture to make special dlstribu
ton Of seed in the drought-strcken
counties Of Texas.
The house IN the afternoon session
passed the post office appropriation BIZ.
The house went into committee Of
the whole on the District IF Columbia
appropriation bill. After q brief debate
the committee arose, the bill was passed
and the house adjourned.
JAN. S1-Mr. Lawler, Of Illinois, in
consequence Of the belligerent tone Of
the Canadian press on the fisheries
question offered the following resolu
ton which was refelIed:
| Res0Irsd, That the president be and